Casket handle



R. F. CHRISTIAN.

GASKET HANDLE. APPLlcATloN FILED 0m21.191s. RENEwED 111m 8.1922.

l 426,8 1 5 Patented 311110.27, 1922.

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RALPH F.i CHRISTIAN, FWCHICAGO, ILLIN 01S.Y

GASKET v"rrfr'ivnnn' .madera Specification ofk Letters Patent. ,Ratgnfed'eung 275.1922. l

T 0 all whom @'25 may concern Be it known that L'RALPH F. CHRISTIAN,'

'f the member 11 is formed trough-shapedand lis laterally turnedto formla-n elbow portion '14. Provided upon the member L11-adjacent its upper end is a shoulder 15 whichk His adapted, whenlthe'hanger'bar ll-isin use,

Va citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Ill1no1s,hav`e invented certain -new and useful Improvements in `Casket Handles, of which the following is a specilication.

My invention relates to` new and useful improvements in casket handles, and has for its object the provision of a casket handle I' 'hange'l'lbl 11 `are extendedv at the en'dsto form' a@ projecting portion 17. Formedy upon the member lllriadjacent its upper end, at opposite sides thereof, are tonguesl.

which will besimple in structure, economic of manufacture, and vhighly eiiieie'nt in use.

Another object is the provision in a casket handle of means for`- securing the handle to the escutcheonp-late, whereby .the points of pivotal connection yare relieved from strain when the handle is used.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, `and in which,

Fig. 1 is a plan view of my invention,

Fig. 2 is a central vertical sectional View of my invention,

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view showing the means of mounting in my invention, and

Fig. t is a fragmentary plan view of the inner side of my invention.

The approved form of construction comprises an escutcheon plate 5 provided with openings G by means of which the plate is to be fastened to the casket. Formed in the plate 5 is a tongue 7 which is substantially semi-circular. Extending around the periphery of the tongue 7 and formed in the plate 5 is slot 8, the slot 8 thereby being substantially semi-circular or of horse shoe shape. Formed in the member 5 are openings 1() which are separated from the ends of the slot. 8 by means of a portion 9 of the member 5. As shown in Fig. 4, t-he members 9 are formed by punching the openings 10 in the plate 5. The openings 10, however, may be connected with the adjacent end of the slot 8 by a slot extending between the openings 10 and the adjacent end of the slot 8 in which case the members 9 will form gudgeons serving to interrupt the slot 8 adjacent 'its lower ends. Used with the member 5 is a hanger arm 11 which is provided with a knuckle12 at its klower end, in which the handle 13 is secured. The lupper end of to abut against the plate 5 and thereby limit the upward swinging ofthe hanger' barrelatively to2 the plate. As shown infFig.' '2,- the -Sides of the 'trough-shaped portion of-the In assembling the hanger bar uponthe -rescutcheon platel thel tongues 16- are inserted in they opening 10 andthe tongue? is engaged i-n the l trough-shaped portionv of the memberi 11 adj acent theupper- 'end thereof.

In this manner the hanger Ybary l11 is pivotallyrnounted uponfthe gudgeons and Y, upon the upward 'swinging' fof the member llrelativelyito the plate 5, the tongueslG engage against the platel 5 'and-are bent up- 'fwar'd'ly toward the' member l17, vlso l as torassumethe position 'shown in fFig. 3,th`ereby securely locking the hanger bar in position upon the plate. As clearly seen in Fig. 2, the body of the plate 5 is forced outwardly, so as to lie in a different planey from its contour line. Upon the upward swinging of the member 11 relatively to the plate, the shoulder 15 contacts `fwith the plate 5, the trough-shaped portion or the upper end of the member 11 passes into the outwardly recessed portion of the member 5 through the slot 8. After the shoulder 15 has come into contact with the plate 5 a further upward swinging of the member 11 is resisted by the shoulder 15. In order to move the member 11 upwardly further, the shoulder 15 would force the plate 5 inwardly and thereby the plate 5 would force the pivotally mounted end of the member 11 downwardly so that the weight of the casket would be transmitted to the gudgeons 9. Ordinarily the plate 5 would resist the strain transmitted through the hanger bar 11, but in the case of transmitting the weight of the casket to the gudgeons 9, the same wgouldf be unable to withstand the strain with the result that the hanger bar would be wrested out of its mounted position, owing to the fact that the gudgeons 9 are of a comparatively small size. To

relieve the member of the strain exerted upon it at the point where the member contacts, the tongue 7 is provided. At the same time that the member l5 contacts with the member 5, the rim of the tongue 7 is closely engaged by the inner surface of the hanger bar l1. Therefore? should the mem ber 5 be pressed inwardly so as to force the mounted end of the member l1 downwardly, the member 7 prevents its downward move ment at its point of connection, thereby preventing the member 5 from being pressed inwardly. lith this construction, the gudgeons 9 serve only to retain the hanger bar 1l in its mounted position and are never subjected to any of the strain incidental to the lifting of the casket.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of the construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A casket handle comprising an escutcheon plate; a hanger bar pivotally mounted on said plate, said bar being formed trough-shaped at its upper end; and means on said plate for engaging in said end of said bar for limiting its upward swinging, Said means comprising a tongue punched out of said plate and adapted to engage the inner surface of said end of said bar forming a limiting stop for said bar, substantially as described.

2. A casket handle comprising an escutcheon plate; a tongue formed in said plate, said plate having a slot extending around said tongue; a hanger bar; an elbow formed on said hanger bar project-able inwardly through the slot formed in said plate, and adapted to Contact with the rim portion of the tongue on said plate to limit upward movement of said bar.

3. A casket handle comprising an escutcheon plate a tongue formed in saidplate, said plate having a slot extending around said tongue; a hanger bar; an elbow formed on said hanger bar, adapted to project in wardly through the slot formed in said plate and to bear against the tongue on said plate when said bar is raised to operative position, and a shoulder formed on said bar adapted to abut against said plate above said slot for limiting the upward sit/'inging of said bar, the elbow and shoulder on said bar constituting the limiting stop members of said bar.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

RALPH F. CHRISTIAN.

'Vitnesses JOSHUA R. H. PoTTs, B. G. RICHARDs. 

